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1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« on: September 03, 2017, 07:10:21 AM »
Been a while since I posted  a build. Here's my carbon fiber CB550 in the works.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2017, 07:12:38 AM »
Sixteen hours of cutting, sanding, and polishing.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2017, 08:09:48 AM »
Omg!  I love it!  Who built the tank and tail?


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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2017, 08:15:30 AM »
Really nice work! The rear hub looks sharp.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2017, 09:25:36 AM »
Quote from: innovativems on September 03, 2017, 08:09:48 AM
Omg!  I love it!  Who built the tank and tail?


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I did. The last one. The resin has been discontinued.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2017, 11:56:28 AM »
I hope you line that tank with Caswell or POR-15 to inhibit ethanol delamination.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2017, 12:06:32 PM »
Quote from: calj737 on September 03, 2017, 11:56:28 AM
I hope you line that tank with Caswell or POR-15 to inhibit ethanol delamination.

Commercial sealer used in underground fuel tanks. But it's no longer available in the US, or anywhere else for that matter.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2017, 12:12:46 PM »
Previous carbon tank. Never had an issue. But fortunately for me I live in Florida and we can buy non-ethanol fuel.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2017, 12:30:19 PM »
Very nicely done!!!


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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2017, 03:25:11 PM »
Nice CF bodywork. Are you leaving it black to show off the beautiful weave?
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2017, 04:55:51 PM »
Carbon fiber battery electric tray.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2017, 04:59:42 PM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on September 03, 2017, 03:25:11 PM
Nice CF bodywork. Are you leaving it black to show off the beautiful weave?

Probably run a strip of some sort down the center. Leaning towards red, but who knows. Engine is 3mm overbore, web B can, ported and polished. Not a lot of money left in the budget for paint. All he previous carbon fiber bikes I sold. This one is for me.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2017, 06:25:32 AM »
Finished battery tray
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2017, 07:46:41 AM »
That looks slick.

What battery is in the tray? Looks slim - similar to a Speedcell.

I take it you will be making a CF inner fender or something like it and or an electronics tray for the remaining electrical components (m-unit or other).
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2017, 08:49:03 AM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on September 04, 2017, 07:46:41 AM
That looks slick.

What battery is in the tray? Looks slim - similar to a Speedcell.

I take it you will be making a CF inner fender or something like it and or an electronics tray for the remaining electrical components (m-unit or other).

Using an antigravity battery. That's all the electronics; battery, regulator/rectifier, fuse box, led flasher.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2017, 09:05:27 AM »
Quote from: SHORTROUND on September 04, 2017, 08:49:03 AM
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on September 04, 2017, 07:46:41 AM
That looks slick.

What battery is in the tray? Looks slim - similar to a Speedcell.

I take it you will be making a CF inner fender or something like it and or an electronics tray for the remaining electrical components (m-unit or other).

Using an antigravity battery. That's all the electronics; battery, regulator/rectifier, fuse box, led flasher.


I missed that was the fuse box on the right. That's very compact.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2017, 11:40:19 AM »
Nice!!  CF reminds me of my old BMW and car show days. I'd be first in line if you ever wanna sell the tank/tail.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2017, 01:45:50 PM »
Wow, can't wait to see more progress!
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2017, 02:48:46 PM »
Quote from: RRBuGGz on September 05, 2017, 11:40:19 AM
Nice!!  CF reminds me of my old BMW and car show days. I'd be first in line if you ever wanna sell the tank/tail.

I'm not selling the tank. But I can make you an identical seat. Cb550 specific
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2017, 09:40:35 PM »
Might be taking this carbon fiber sicknesses to far.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #20 on: September 07, 2017, 11:22:31 PM »
Quote from: SHORTROUND on September 07, 2017, 09:40:35 PM
Might be taking this carbon fiber sicknesses to far.
Nope. Keep it coming.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #21 on: September 08, 2017, 03:07:46 PM »
Hot damn!!


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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #22 on: September 08, 2017, 03:08:15 PM »
Any thoughts to make and sell these parts?


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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2017, 03:18:40 PM »
Fabulous work, thanks for sharing.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #24 on: September 08, 2017, 03:32:17 PM »
Hey Shortround and innovativems,

Would either of you consider making a custom carbon fiber airbox?  Camrector, myself and possibly Dave Barbier would be interested in an airbox that would fit in a 550 frame but connect to 750 carburetors.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold
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